1. Curriculum Night 2010 Mrs. Chinn Mrs. Choate Mrs. Moore
Welcome to Third Grade
Curriculum Night 2010
Mrs. Chinn
Mrs. Choate
Mrs. Moore

2. Common Development Characteristics of students in Third Grade
Third Graders Often…
begin to share a sense of competence with skills.
are full of energy.
challenge limits and boundaries.
are resilient and bounce back quickly from mistakes.
listen, but are so full of ideas they cannot always recall what has been said.

3. Literacy In Third Grade…
students select and combine skills to read fluently with meaning and purpose.
apply comprehension and vocabulary strategies to a literacy genres and informational text.
demonstrate understanding by participating in discussions, written responses, and using evidence from text to support their thinking.

4. A Typical Day in 3rd Grade
8:20-8:30am
 Open Doors-Begin ADD Math
 8:30-8:50am
 Everyday Counts Calendar Math
8:50-9:50am
 Math
 9:50-11:20am
Language Arts Core
 11:20-12:05pm
 Lunch and Recess
 12:05-12:20
 3rd Grade Read Aloud Time
12:20-1:30
Science/Social Studies/Computer/Work Time
1:30-1:45
Recess
1:45-2:05
D.E.A.R. Time
2:05-2:40
2:40-2:50pm
Class Jobs/Clean Classroom/Get Ready To Go Home
2:50
Dismissal

5. Arts Block Arts Block includes: Music Movement Art PE
In the visual arts, music, and creative movement acquire knowledge and skills to create, perform, and respond in the arts and in other content areas. We hare Arts Block every Tuesday afternoon. PE is on Friday.

6. Reading 90 Minute Reading Block Everyday
60 minutes is spent in whole group.
30 minutes is spent in leveled instructional groups within our Third Grade classroom.
Reading Instruction will focus on Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Motivation, Cognition, and Knowledge using the Houghton Mifflin District adopted curriculum.

7. Reading Expectations
Phonics- Uses phonics, language structure and context clues to read accurately
Fluency- Reads aloud at a rate of 77 wpm in the fall, 90 wpm in the winter and 110 wpm in the spring or more words correct per minute by the end of 3rd grade
Vocabulary- Build vocabulary through reading and word study
Comprehension- Identifies main ideas, relevant details and facts and opinions
Motivation- Chooses to read a variety of materials, including fiction and nonfiction
Cognition- Applies appropriate thinking strategies before, during, and after reading
Knowledge- Develops knowledge about different features of a variety of texts

8. We will study the following areas of Mathematics this year…
Place Value
Adding and Subtracting
Geometry
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Collecting and Organizing Data
Measurement

9. Math cont… Number Sense:
Represents, compares, and orders whole numbers through 1000
Uses strategies including estimation to add and subtract 2-3 digit numbers
Understands the meaning of multiplication and division on whole numbers

10. Math cont… Measurement:
Estimates and measures length, time, weight, money, and temperature
Understands and uses nonstandard units and tools of measurement

11. Math cont… Geometric Sense:
Uses attributes to identify, name, draw, compare, and sort shapes
Understands the concept of congruence
Understands relative locations including intervals of numbers on a positive number line

12. Math cont… Probability & Statistics Collects and organizes data
Constructs and interprets graphs
Understands and applies mode

13. Math cont… Algebraic Sense
Recognizes, describes, and extends patterns using addition and subtraction
Applies understanding of the concept of mathematical equality through writing and solving equations
Uses mathematical symbols ( +, -, =) to write equations

14. Writing We will focus on…
developing and organizing ideas with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
applying writing conventions for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
writing in a variety of forms and for different audiences.

15. Units we will focus on throughout the year are:
Social Studies
Through units of study, students will build knowledge and skills in history, geography, economics, and civics with the goal of developing responsible citizenship.
Units we will focus on throughout the year are:
Mapping Skills
Cultures from Around the World
Early Coast Northwest People

16. Science Topics of study include:
Through making observations and planning investigations, students build their understanding of science.
Topics of study include:
Sound
Rocks and Minerals
Plant Growth & Development

17. Technology Areas of Focus are…
Learning keyboarding and word processing skills.
Beginning to apply technology skills to learning.

18. Homework
Homework will be sent home in a packet each Monday and due back to school on Thursday complete with a parent signature.
However, homework should be done 5 nights a week. With Friday night practicing their spelling words and reading min per night.
Each night your child is expected to read and practice their spelling words.
Homework should take approx. 30 min a night.

19. Discipline
School Wide-We use a behavior system called PBS-Positive Behavior Support
In class-Students know how they are doing every minute by the color of their behavior cards. This is a visual way of remembering:
Purple-I’m going above and beyond!
Green-I’m a Self-Manager!
Yellow-Caution! You have been warned!
Red-Stop! Write in your Management Folder! Lose a recess
Blue-You will take a Parent Letter Home

20. Please Don’t Forget to . . .
Sign up for a conference time before leaving. Conferences are held on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday October 20th, 21st & 22nd. The sign up sheets are in your child’s classroom.
Read and respond to your child’s letter. It’s on your child’s desk. Your child would love to hear from you!

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